Port-to-port sea distance

Qua Iboe to Durban distance

The sea distance from Qua Iboe (Nigeria) to Durban (South Africa) is about 3,285 nautical miles (6,083 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 11 days 10 hours at sea.

Distance

3,285 nm

6,083 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

11.4

11 days 10 hours

ECA miles

0 nm

No ECA on route

Canals & straits

Open-sea route

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	13.7 days	27.4 days
11 knots	12.4 days	24.9 days
12 knots	11.4 days	22.8 days
13 knots	10.5 days	21.1 days
14 knots	9.8 days	19.6 days
15 knots	9.1 days	18.2 days

Steaming time only, with no allowance for weather, canal waiting or port time. The round voyage assumes the ship ballasts back on the same route.

Routes compared

Shortest route

3,285 nm

11.4 days at 12 kn · no canals or straits

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Voyage estimates by ship size

About this trade

West Africa crude. Nigerian, Angolan and Congolese light sweet crude, shipped north to Europe on Suezmaxes and east to India and China on VLCCs.

Typical ship sizes: VLCC, Suezmax
Related benchmark routes: TD15 (WAF–China VLCC), TD20 (WAF–UKC Suezmax)

Questions

How far is Qua Iboe from Durban by sea?

The sea distance from Qua Iboe to Durban is about 3,285 nautical miles (6,083 km), on the open-sea route.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Qua Iboe to Durban?

About 11 days 10 hours at 12 knots, or 9.8 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Qua Iboe–Durban route pass?

None. The shortest route stays in open water without passing a major canal or strait.

How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?

None. The whole route is outside Emission Control Areas, so the 0.50% global sulphur cap applies throughout.

Terms on this page

Distances are calculated by Vessbook on a modelled global shipping-lane network for a tanker at 12 m draft, from berth area to berth area.